Ohio SHRM State CouncilAffiliate of The Society for Human Resource Management
Carolyn Angus-Hornbuckle was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to serve as the U.S. Department of Labor's Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (ASAM) in September 2023. Prior to this, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Policy in the Department of Labor's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) between January 2022 and September 2023. In her role as ASAM, she leads OASAM employees and initiatives, providing the infrastructure and support that enables the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to perform its mission. This support includes a range of services from information technology, human resources, procurement, budget, performance management, and business operations, to space management, safety and health, security, emergency management, and civil rights. Ms. Angus-Hornbuckle also leads OASAM's efforts to engage with DOL agencies in forums focused on customer experience and represents DOL with external stakeholders on matters related to administration and management.
Ursel McElroy was appointed as Director of the Ohio Department of Aging by Governor Mike DeWine in January 2019. As the leader of Ohio’s State Unit on Aging, McElroy represents the interests of older Ohioans, administers the State Plan on Aging, and oversees the coordination of long-term services and supports funded by the federal Older Americans Act, Medicaid, and other federal, state, and local dollars. McElroy has more than 25 years of experience in local and state government, holding key positions at the Ohio Department of Youth Services, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office – where she served as deputy director of education and policy for a decade, managing education, policies, programs, and initiatives impacting victims of crime, such as domestic violence, sexual violence, victim notification, and crimes committed against children, older adults, and people with disabilities. She chaired the Attorney General’s Elder Abuse Commission and managed the establishment of the Ohio Elder Justice Initiative
Maureen Corcoran was appointed as Director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid by Governor Mike DeWine. She is the President and founder of Vorys Health Care Advisors where she worked on a variety of health care policy issues and with several provider groups. Prior to this, she gained extensive experience in public service as the Assistant Deputy and Acting Deputy for Medicaid at the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. She also served as a Human Services Policy Advisor to Ohio Governor Richard Celeste and as the Chief of the Office of Healthcare Cost Containment policy for the Ohio Department of Health.
Kathleen Madden was appointed Director of the Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) by Governor Mike DeWine in July 2021. Prior to joining DAS, Madden served as Chief of Staff for the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) where she managed agency operations and critical projects and provided oversight and guidance to staff. Prior to joining ODH, she served as Assistant Director of the Ohio Office of Budget and Management (OBM). She has extensive experience managing fiscal, legal, and IT operations and previously served as Chief of Human Resources and Labor Counsel for then-Attorney General Mike DeWine. Prior to joining state service, she was engaged in the private practice of law focusing on labor and employment matters.
In Jan. 2023, John Logue was appointed as the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator. As Administrator, he leads one of the largest state-run insurance systems in the United States with a staff of nearly 1,600 who serve 257,000 employers. Administrator Logue joined BWC back in 2019 as Chief of Strategic Direction. In this role, he led the Division of Safety & Hygiene, and the offices of Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse, Business Transformation, and creation of the Workplace Safety Innovation Center. In November 2020, Logue was appointed as BWC’s Interim Administrator and stayed in the role until August 2021 when Administrator McCloud returned from the Ohio Department of Health. Upon McCloud’s return, Logue continued his previous role as Chief of Strategic Direction until being reappointed as Administrator. Logue was also appointed to the Ohio Task Force on Volunteer Fire Service by Governor DeWine in 2022 .
Mrs. Hottinger was appointed as the Public Member of the Industrial Commission of Ohio by Governor Mike DeWine with service beginning in July 2023. Cheri has dedicated most of her career to helping a wide variety of constituencies, with a particular focus on public service. Throughout her career, Cheri has accumulated vast business knowledge, beginning in 1995 when she led the operations of the Jay Company, Inc., an industrial electrical contractor, in partnership with the IBEW, Local 1105. In addition to her administrative duties, she worked closely with labor representatives, while serving on the Health & Welfare Board of Local 1105. Cheri was also involved with matters that included evaluating internal workers’ compensation claims, oversight of premiums, safety compliance and risk assessment. Cheri later entered public service when she was elected Councilwoman-At-Large for the City of Newark, Ohio, a position she held from 2000-2003 and, again, from 2021-2023.
State Representative Brett Hillyer is serving his third term in the Ohio House of Representatives. He represents the 51st District, which includes all of Tuscarawas County and a portion of southern Stark County. A lifelong resident of Ohio, Hillyer earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Akron and a Juris Doctor Degree from Ohio Northern University. He began private practice in 2011 at the Law Firm of Connolly, Hillyer & Ong and, in 2016, became an agent for Ohio Bar Title and Commonwealth Title. In 2013, Hillyer was elected Uhrichsville City Law Director & Prosecutor. As Law Director, Hillyer managed Tuscarawas County’s only functioning land bank, which has successfully acquired and sold abandoned properties and salvaged blighted properties to raise property values and clean up neighborhoods with minimal costs to taxpayers. In addition to his law practice, Hillyer advises the villages of West Lafayette, Freeport, and Roswell. Hillyer further lends his time to the Dennison Rotary, The Tuscarawas County Business Factory, and the Uhrichsville Clay Museum. Hillyer lives in Uhrichsville with his wife, Anna Marie, and their two children. In his free time, Hillyer is a waterfowl hunter, pheasant hunter and avid Lake Erie fisherman.
Preparing students for success means understanding the connections between the classroom, real-world experiences, and the knowledge, skills, and opportunities needed for a bright future. With more than 40 years working in multiple educational settings, Stephen D. Dackin has amassed extensive experience in state education policy, instructional leadership, postsecondary education, and workforce readiness. Director Dackin’s career has been guided by a personal focus to work in service to children and families. Prior to being appointed as director of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Director Dackin served in roles ranging from a classroom educator, school and district leader, and at the former Ohio Department of Education, the State Board of Education, and in higher education.
Rick serves as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. In this position, he is responsible for leading the Chamber’s legislative team and overseeing the Chamber’s public policy agenda. Carfagna formerly served three terms in the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the eastern half of Delaware County and all of Knox County. His tenure included a role in House leadership as Assistant Majority Floor Leader, where he helped develop and implement the majority caucus’ policy agenda. He also spent time as Chair of the House Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education and as Vice-Chair of the House Public Utilities Committee. He also had measures enacted that combat human trafficking, stabilize mental health emergencies, provide customer protections to parents of children in daycare, and provide greater access to, and emphasis on, computer science offerings in K-12 education.
As the Ohio Restaurant and Hospitality Alliance’s Managing Director of External Affairs and Government Relations, Tod leads the external affairs and government relations teams at the Ohio Restaurant and Hospitality Alliance (ORHA), which represents the third-largest private sector employer in our state with 23,912 locations, more than 543,000 employees and $30.0 billion in total sales in our Buckeye state. As the primary restaurant advocate in the State of Ohio, Tod understands the importance of food safety as Job #1 of every foodservice business. Tod has strong relationships at the Ohio Departments of Health and Agriculture and with local health department leaders throughout the state. Tod has participated in multiple stakeholder working groups and panels related to food safety. Tod regularly speaks to and will always advocate for strong partnerships between the regulator and the regulated as one of the most effective ways to lift food safety and foodservice vibrancy in Ohio.
Gordon serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer for the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants. The Ohio Council of Retail Merchants (Council) is one of the most respected state associations in the nation. We have been serving the interests of Ohio’s retail and wholesale industries since 1922. Our 7,000 plus members rely on the expertise and passion of the Council leadership to promote and support initiatives that pave a positive path for the state’s retail community. The Council maintains a robust membership that includes companies that range from Fortune 25 corporations, influential regional businesses, and local enterprises that operate on Main Streets across Ohio.
Chris Ferruso was named the state director for Ohio NFIB on April 3, 2023. NFIB is the states leading small business association, promoting, and protecting the rights of its members to own, operate and grow their business Today, hundreds of thousands of small and independent business owners across America are NFIB members, united by one mission: to promote and protect your right to own, operate and grow your business. Ferruso previously served as NFIB’s state member benefits manager and, since 2010, as the organization’s state legislative director, advocating on behalf of NFIB’s 21,000 Ohio members in the state legislature. Ferruso, a native of northeast Ohio, also chairs the Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice, a coalition dedicated to improving and preserving a fair and balanced civil justice climate in the state. Ferruso holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Ohio State University. He lives in Westerville with his wife, Melissa, and their sons, Nicholas, and Jack.
